Around this time of year, I usually look down at my dry, red hands and let out a shriek. I’m hard on my hands, and I always seem to forget my gloves, so by February I don’t even want to draw attention to my hands by wearing nail polish.

A few months ago I was sent a big tub of Barielle Intensive Hand Treatment Cream and decided to give it a try. It’s a nice smelling, thick cream that you wear on your hands overnight. It comes with gloves that you can wear over the cream to maximize the effects of your overnight treatment. A little cream goes on along way, so you can apply sparingly and have excellent results. The cream goes on a little bit greasy, as most of the intensive treatments do, but quickly sank into my skin, so I wasn’t worried about ruining my sheets.

The directions suggest you microwave the gloves for a few seconds before putting them on, and I must say, I enjoyed the warm gloves right before bed as my bedroom is a little chilly. If I don’t feel like going to bed in mittens (You should hear my husband on the subject!), I just do the treatment in the evening while reading or watching television and I find that works very well. All in all, I give Intensive Hand Treatment Cream excellent marks. My hands feel smooth and supple, and they’re not their usual winter red.\

The price is reasonable at $20 for a four ounce tub, and it lasts a long time. You can find the cream at Barielle, and there’s also a store locator on the site.